2025 Races

We need you!

As we head into our 70th year, donations from individuals will help make the country's oldest whitewater races happen this year and into the future. We are working together to build a sustainable organization that will ensure the race continues to thrive as a community and sporting event. There is only one Wild & Scenic Westfield River and this race is a part of history as participants guide their boats around epic boulders, navigate portages around dams and have the time of their lives on a raging spring river.

The costs to operate the races with the appropriate operational and safety personnel have increased and participant registration fees are just one piece of the financial support of the races. Due to the generous cash and gifts in kind donations by participants, supporters and sponsors, the races will continue to mark the welcoming of spring to the Hilltowns for years to come.

Please consider a donation or a gift in kind to ensure this historic event continues well into the future! Our goal for 2025 is $30,000. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Make checks payable to our parent non-profit: The Westfield River Watershed Association (PO Box 1764, Westfield, MA 01086). Venmo: @westfieldwildwaterrace (put donation in the memo field). Thank you! 🛶